Velocipede



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(No Model.-)

H. B. HART.

VELOGIPBDE.

No. 385,620. Patented July 8, 1888.

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H. B. HART.

VELOCIPEDE.

N0. 385,620. Patented July 3,1888.

N. PETERS? PhnlwLilhngnpher Washmmnn, u. C,

ilNITED STATns Farnnr HART-HE B. HART, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE HART CYCLE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

VELOCIPEDE.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,620, d9.

Application filed April 6, 1838. Serial No. 269,890. (No model.)

:1 July 3, 1888.

To all whom it may concern: fork the curvature of the parts furnishingin- Be it known that l, HARRIE B. HART, a creased rigidity and serving as a guide to citizen of the United States, residing at Philamaintain them in proper relation. delphia, Philadelphia county, State of Penn- The clamps F F for locking the bracket to 55 sylvania, have invented certain new and use the fork consist each of a yoke, f, fitting the ful Improvements in Velocipedes, of which outer face of the bracket, as shown, and tor the following is a full, clear, and exact speciminating at its opposite extremities in lips or lication. flanges t 25, arranged to embrace the adjacent My invention is an improvement in that edges of the legs as andarmsgg, and ascrew, 0 no class of velocipcdes in which the parts are carried by one of said flanges, is adapted to relatively adjustable to adapt the machine to be broughtforeibly against said edges firmly the rapid growth of children or to riders 'of lock the parts together. different sizes; and my invention consists in It will be seen that the handle-bar may be the construction hereinafter fully set forth, easily and quickly adjusted to any extent re- 03 whereby I am enabled to provide a more ready quired in the ordinary use of the machine by and extended adjustment ofthe parts than simply loosening the clamps to permit the has heretofore been possible. supporting-bracket to move upon the fork, In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevaand after the desired adjustment is made the lion of avelocipedeillustrating my invention. parts may again be locked immovably in place 70 Fig. 2 is a front elevation of part thereof. by tightening the clamps, as before described. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken To permit a corresponding adjustment of on the line 1 2 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enthe saddle G with respect to the handle bar larged section on the line 3 4 of Fig. 1, show- I) and the pedals of the propelling and steering in detail the means for adj ust-ing the sading wheel, I mount the saddle upon the. rear 7 die; and Fig. 5 is a detail view. or free end of a supporting-bar, H, which is The main frame of the machine consists, as pivoted at its opposite end to the neck of the usual, of a front fork, A, and a tubular backmachine by a bolt, :0, so as to be capable of bone, B, pivotally connected to the fork and being swung upon its pivotal connection to bifurcated at its rear end, and this frame is elevate or depress the saddle, as desired, and So mounted upon either two or three wheels, as the said bar may then be secured in its aid desired. The fork A ispreferably constructed justed position in any appropriate manner. of two concavo convex side bars or legs, a a, The means preferred and illustrated by me arranged substantially parallel to each otherfor locking the bar H in position after adj listand rigidly connected at their upper ends by ment consist in roughening or corrugating the P 5 two bridgepieces, b b, which are provided adjacent faces ofthe neck and bar, shown with rearwardly-projecting lugs enlarged to in Fig. 5, so that by tightening the bolt :0 the form hubs d d, through which extend screws parts are immovably secured.

or other adj ustablc bearings, e e, for the neck To relieve the bar H of the greatstrain which 0 of the backbone. would otherwise be imposed upon it at the 90 To provide a ready and extended adjust point of connection with the backbone were ment of the handle-bar D, to vary its relathe corrugations alone relied upon for maintion to the saddle G and the pedals of the taining the bar in its adjusted position, 1 cmfront wheel, I mount said bar in a yokeploy an adjustablesupplemental supportas, shaped bracket, E, constructed to straddle'the for instance, a screw, K, fitting a threaded 93 5 front fork, A, and this bracket I adjustably opening in said bar and swiveled at its lower secure to the sides of the fork by any suitable end in a Li shaped foot-piece, L, resting upon means, but preferably by clamps F F. (Best the backbone, thus forming the additional supshown in Fig. 3.) The side bars 9 g of the port for the bar in rear of the pivot-point bracket are concave-convex in cross-section, thereof. This screw K is provided with an I00 so as to conform to and lie closely against the angular shoulder, k, whereby it may be readily correspondingly-shaped legs a a of the front turned to positively raise or lower the saddle when the bolta: is loosened, a lock-nut, Z, upon the screw serving as a means of securing the latter against accidental movement.

If only a slight vertical adjustment of the saddle is required from time to time, so that the supporting-arm I-I thereof remains in sub stantially a horizontal position, the saddle may be clipped directly to the arm in the usual way. To provide, however, for maintaining the saddle in a horizontal position, no matter what the angle of the supporting-arm may be, and to further provide for a ready and expeditious adjustment of the saddle to any desired degree of inclination, as well as to or from the head of the machine, to adapt the latter to the peculiarities of the rider under all ordinary conditions, I mount the saddle upon a bracket, J, provided on its under side with a depending ear, j, which is pivotally connected to the supporting arm H by a bolt, m, passing through an elongated slot, n, in said arm. It will thus be apparent that by loosening the bolt m the saddle may be easily and quickly adjusted to any desired angle with respect to its supporting-arn'i, and that it may with like facility be moved toward or from the head of the machine to any required extent within the limits of the elongated slot, whereupon it maybe firmly locked ilnmovably in place by again tightening the securing-bolt m.

The saddle is directly carried by a suitable spring-support. Thus a spring, S, hinged at its forward end to an car on the upper side of the bracket J, carries the saddle, while the rear end of the spring passes loosely through a keeper, 8, which permits the spring to yield freely under the weight of the rider.

The machine constructed as herein set forth is light, durable, and inexpensive, and combines ease and comfort to the rider, while the parts are so disposed as to be capable of ready, quick, and extended adjustment to adapt one machine to the use of riders ofgreaLly-dili'erent sizes.

WVithout limiting myself to the exact construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, I claim- 1. The combination, in a veloeipede, of a vertically-adjustable handle-bar, a saddle carried by a vertically-swinging support, and a pivotal connection between the saddle and its support, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a veloeipede, of a vertically-adj ustable handle-bar, a saddle-support pivoted at its forward end, a saddle pivotally connected to said support at its opposite end, and means for adjusting the saddle lengthwise upon the support, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a veloeipede, of a vertically-adj ustable handle-bar, a saddlesupport pivoted at its forward end, a saddle pivotally connected to the free end of said support and adjustable lengthwise thereon, and means for locking the saddle-support in its adjusted position, substantially as described.

4. The combination, in a veloeipede, of a saddle-support pivoted at its forward end to the backbone of the machine, a saddle carried thereby at its free end, and means for posi tively adjusting said support upon its pivot, substantially as described.

5. The combination, in a veloeipede, of a saddle-support pivotally connected at one end to the backbone, a saddle carried by and ad justable on said support at its free end, the adjacent faces of said pivotal connection hav ing interlocking notches or corrugations, and a bolt for clamping said faces together, substantially as described.

6. The combination, in a veloeipede, of a saddle-bar pivotally connected at one end to the backbone, a saddle carried by said bar at its free end, and a verticallyadjustable sup plemental support for said bar in rear of its pivot-point, substantially as described.

7. The combination, in a veloeipede, of a saddle-bar pivotally connected at one end to the backbone, a saddle carried by said bar at its free end, and a screw having a bearing upon the backbone and supporting said bar in rear of its pivot-point, substantially as described.

S. The combination, in a veloeipede, of a saddle bar-pivotally connected at one end to the backbone, the adjacent faces of said con nection having interlocking notches or corrugations, a bolt for clam pi ug said faces together, a saddle pivoted to and adjustable longitudinally upon said bar at its free end, and an adjustable support for said bar in rear of its pivot point, substantially as described.

9. The combination, in a veloeipede, of a front fork composed of substantially parallel side bars connected at their upper ends, and a yoke shaped bracket adjustable upon said fork and carrying the handlebar, substantially as described.

10. The combination, in a veloeipede, of a front fork composed of substantially parallel side bars connected at their upper ends, of a yoke-shaped bracket carrying the handle-bar and fitted to said side bars, and clamps for securing the bracket adjustably to the fork, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I. have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRIE B. HART.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM A. BEDDING, LEWIS HORACE HAYDEN.

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